Bottle case



Jan. 8, 1929. 1,698,684

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BOTTLE Application filed May 20,

Our invention relates to improvements in bottle cases, the primaryobject being to provide a case or crate having greater strength andwhich is more durable than heretofore and which is less complicated andexpensive in construction. It is of prime importance that a case whichis employed for carrying milk bottles and other receptacles shall bethoroughly sanitary, easily cleaned and light in weight. These objectsare attained by our invention,

To these ends our invention comprises the features of construction andcombination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, 1 isplan of our improved-case; Fi 2 a section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig.1; Fig.

o is'an enlarged section of a detail talten on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig.i is another sec ionof a detail taken on the line 4t4l of Fig. 2, andFigs. 5 andfi are perspective views of details illustrating the methodemployed in the construction of the partitions.

In the drawing, A, B, C, and D indicate the four sides of our improvedcase, the lower edges of which are reinforced and protected bythe-channel members 10. This structure is reinforced by two longitudinaland three transverse vertical groups of partition mem bers which dividethe case into individual bottle holding compartments. The twolongitudinal groups are each composed. of three rods 11, 12 and 13,suitably spaced vertically apart to form skeleton walls for holding thebottles or other receptacles and the three transverse groups are eachcomposed of three rods 14,15 and 16 also suitably spaced verticallyapart to form skeleton walls. The bottom or floor of the case is formedby a pair of horizontally disposed rods 17 and 18 extendinglongitudinally below each compartment. The ends of all of said partitionand floor rods are secured through the walls of the ease by rivetingtheir ends, thus reinforcing the strength and rigidity of the structure.This strength and rigidity is augmented by a vertical rib member E,ext-ending transversely across the central lower portion of the body ofthe case and spaced above the channel member 10, to provide clearancewhen two or more cases are stacked. Said rib member is split and formedinto elongated loops 19, distributed from end to end andnear the upperedge thereof, through which CASE; 7

1927/ Serial No. 192,902.

the lower rod 16 of the central group of transverse-rods (14,15 and 16)is threaded to free ly suspend the rib member. The rib mem her iscorrugated at 20 to increase its rigidity and the longitudii'ial rods 13of the partition membersand l'l'and 18 ofthe floor members pass freelythrough its lower portion. Vertie-ally disposed supporting members F andG, which resemble straps, have their upper ends looped around the upperrod 1 1 of the central group of transverse partition rods and the lowerends of said straps engage the rib member E below the transverserodmember 1c and are engaged thereto by the lower longitudinal rodmembers 13. The longitudinal rods 11 and 12 perforate and engage thesupporting members F and G. Said supporting members are split and formedinto loops 21 to freely receive and engage the member 15, of the centralgroup-of transverse rod partition members. In this manner all of themembers .of the structure are freely tied together to permit limitedmovement of the parts without substantially decreasing the strength ofthe entire structure. The method of fastening the partition, floor, riband strap members together, serves to produce a structure which isstrong and durable. The ends of the rib member abutting against thesides D and B also as 'st in bracing the parts together. Theperforations in the rib member E, through which the rods 13, 17 and 18pass are sufficiently larger in diameter to provide a loose fit andpermit free movement of the rib member on said rods and free deflectionof the lower portion thereof when striking an object. The rib memberbeing hinged or swung from the rod 16 by the loop 19 also permitsdeflection of the rib member E without becoming permanently bent in theevent of striking an object below as often occurs during stacking andthe severe rough handling to which cases of this character arefrequently subjected.

In accordance with the patent statutes, we

have described the principles of operation of our invention, togetherwith the apparatus which we now consider to represent the bestembodiment thereof but we desire to have it understood that theconstruction shown is only illustrative and the invention can be carriedout by othermeans and applied to uses other than those above set forthwithin the scope of the following claims.

Having described our invention what we claim as new and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is:

1. A case having four side walls, intersecting skeleton partitionsformed by intersecting rods across the space between said walls dividingsaid case into compartments, rods forming a skeleton floor across thelower p0r tion of each of said compartments, a substantially verticalrib member across said case with which said floor members are freely andmovably engaged, and a support j'ournaled lengthwise to the upperportion of said rib member and secured to the opposite sides of saidcase and adapted to permit the lower portion of said rib memberdeflecting.

2 A case having four walls, skeleton partitions formed by intersectingmembers across the space between said walls and dividing said case intoreceptacle receiving and holding compartments, a skeleton floor acrossthe lower portion of each compartment, a substantially vertical ribmember hung freely from its upper portion across said case by which saidfloor members are engaged through free openings to permit the rib memberdeflecting, and an upwardly extending support secured to the medianportion of said rib and intersecting partition members, for the purposesspecified.

3. A case having four side walls, intersecting skeleton partitionsformed by intersecting rods across the space between said walls dividingsaid case into compartments, a

skeleton floor across the lower portion of each compartment, and a ribmember across the median portion of saidcase with which said floorandpartition members are engaged, said rib member being disposedsubstantially vertically and on edge and being fprovided with openingsthrough which the oor members pass freely to allow free deflection ofthe lower port-ion of the rib member.

4. A case having four side walls, skeleton partitions formed byintersecting members across the space between said walls dividing saidcase into receptacle receiving compartments, skeleton floor membersacross the lower portion of said compartments, a corrugatedsubstantially vertical rib member across the median portion of said caseby which said floor members are movably engaged to permit freedeflection of the lower portion of the rib member, a transverse rodthreaded longitudinally through the upper portion of said rib member andtied to the opposite side walls of said case to permit the rib memberswinging freely and a pair of supports secured to said rib memberextending upwardly and attached to the median portion of said partitionmembers, for the purposes specified.

In witness'whereof we have signed our names to this specification.

WILLIAM J. REHRIG. WILLIAM o. HOPPE.

